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SS. 4 Earlier Symptoms Rose
From the very first - so far back as the spring of 1792-
the judgement of Mr Rose had been in favour of the Penitentiary
system, according to my modification of it. I say, without difficulty,
his judgment: for as there was nothing in the plan, or
about the Author, that could take hold of the Honourable
Gentleman by any handle either of interest or affection - it
must have been by his judgement that it had taken hold
of him and nothing else. On the perusal of my proposal,
the same in substance as that which is in print in the
28th Report of the Committee of Finance, "it was the most
taking plan" (he said) "he had ever seen in the whole
course of his life". These were his very words, as reported
to me at the time by a Gentleman to whom they were
addressed. From that time forward he had at different times-
and at considerable intervals of time- taken part on one
occasion or other in relation to the business. Sometimes he
would take it up: then, on a sudden without any reason
assigned - or any cause that it lay within my reach to
bring to light - drop it altogether - and thus abandon it to
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panopticon versus new south wales |
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earlier symptoms rose |
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